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The Rubicon is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, just south of Cesena and north of Rimini. It was known as Fiumicino until 1933, when it was identified with the ancient river Rubicon, crossed by
The mouth of the Rubicon in Bellaria
The Rubicon in winter.
Alea iacta est
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Alea iacta est is a Latin phrase meaning "The die is cast". It is a variation of the words spoken by Julius Caesar at the crossing of the Rubicon on 10 January 49 BC. The phrase, referring to a game o
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…Oppius, Lucius Cornelius Balbus, and Servius Sulpicius Rufus on the night after his crossing. According to Suetonius, Caesar uttered the famous phrase alea iacta est ('the die is cast') upon crossing the Rubicon, signifying that his action was irreversible. The phrase "crossing the Rubicon" is now used to refer to…
A six-sided Roman die
Retrato de Julio César